OPAZ Floats
Tender to Establish Cold Chains Economic Cluster in Duqm

Duqm, 10 Mar
(ONA) — The Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones (OPAZ)
has invited specialized and experienced companies to contest a consultancy
services tender for establishing a cold chains’ integrated economic cluster
project that the Authority intends to establish at the Special Economic Zone in
Duqm.

OPAZ set the
18thof March 2025 as the deadline for purchasing tender documents offered
via the electronic tendering platform “Isnad”, affiliated with the Secretariat
General of the Tender Board. The deadline for submitting bids is 17 April 2025.

Eng. Ahmed
Ali Akaak, CEO of the Special Economic Zone at Duqm (SEZAD), said that the new
project aims to develop an integrated infrastructure for cold chains, improve
the efficiency of cold chains, enhance the competitiveness of Omani exports and
support economic diversification.

Akaak
pointed out that the project also seeks to upgrade the capabilities of the
Special Economic Zone at Duqm to store and distribute perishable products like
food and pharmaceutical products more efficiently. This, he observed, would
help cut down waste and improve product quality.

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Ends/Bishara/AG